Channel 2 Auction apron
Channel 2 Auction apron
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- Description
- This apron was worn by Steve Wasserman as a volunteer at fundraising auctions for the Boston-area public broadcast station, WGBH. The station's television channel was Channel 2. Wasserman started volunteering at WGBH auctions in the mid-1960s during college and has continued volunteering in various capacities for 50 years. During the annual weeklong auctions, those involved wore aprons identifying each person by role. The aprons worn by people serving as troubleshooters, Wasserman recalled, were red. He also remembered the apron pockets as useful because auction personnel were frequently carrying things, such as the auction memo pads Wasserman used (2018.0286.03), around with them.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- apron
- place used
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- Associated Place
- China
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- polyester (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 74 cm x 56 cm; 29 1/8 in x 22 1/16 in
- ID Number
- 2018.0286.02
- accession number
- 2018.0286
- catalog number
- 2018.0286.02
- Credit Line
- Steven Wasserman
- See more items in
- Work and Industry: Philanthropy
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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